Hanging Bog 2

Hanging Bog 4

Hanging Bog 3

Hanging Bog 1

Below the waterline things become much more interesting. 

Tulips

A Study In Scarlet

The One That Got Away

Anxiety

The Abyss Looks Back

In the center is the crease. 

Resurrection?

The aroma is death.  The election is near. 

Place Setting 5

Male, female. How will we ever manage this, this thing. 

Place Setting 4

I can see you from the other side. 

Place Setting 3

The center is there but the utensils have run amok. 

Place Setting 2

What would happen if we just rearranged everything?

Place Settings

Starting over is hard because it’s hard to know where to start. The “language” is the core and this is a recent page from my mandala sketchbook. I am waiting on myself. 

Where Do We Go From Here

What in the world is this about?

The End Of The Road

It’s hard to know where the light is coming from. It seems the end of a journey or some safe “well lighted place”.

Flowers Forever By Default

Whenever I can’t get started, whenever there are no good ideas, I paint flowers. 

The Gold Fish

Size matters. The size we feel matters. The size we want to be matters. The size we think we are matters. 

One Way Ticket To The Promised Land

Capitalism is to democracy as process is to expression.
A little capitalism strictly controlled is probably good for the democratic process.  Not too much but just enough to keep us motivated and entrepreneurial.   It’s a bit of a stretch but a little “processing” is also good to keep the expression flowing in a drawing or painting as it keeps one nicely in the present moment. 

By process, I mean taking each piece moment by moment and concentrating more on the energy and inspiration than a preconceived product.  You should never really know what you will end up with and it’s easy to overwork or ruin pieces. They can unravel before your eyes within minutes. The artist must be very clear about what he/she wants to happen, and then the dance begins.  One has to know oneself pretty well for the unconscious to compliment the work in this way.  It’s not distracted, random play but rather serious, intentional play.  Zen comes to mind.